Social skills training in the treatment of schizophrenia revealed:
a) Individuals with schizophrenia can be taught new social behaviours
b) Individuals with schizophrenia cannot be taught independent living
c) That social skills training influence brain chemistry
d) That social skills training is not an effective treatment for schizophrenia
Question 2Which of the following personality disorders is the best diagnosis for Claude? Claude goes to great lengths to be the centre of attention.
He announces his views and feelings with great drama; however, one soon suspects it is only for effect and he seems willing to say or do almost anything to get others to pay attention to and like him.
a) Histrionic
b) Schizotypal
c) Schizoid
d) Paranoid
Question 3Brain imaging studies (Gao et al., 2010; Jones et al., 2009; Marsh et al., 2008 ) on the biological bases of cognitive and affective deficits found in antisocial youths show that these youths experience:
a) Autonomic arousal to the distress of others
b) Amygdala hyporeactivity to the distress of others
c) An increase in amygdala-ventromedial prefrontal cortex connectivity
d) All of the above
Question 4A businessman commits suicide when he must file for bankruptcy. According to Durkheim, this is which type of suicide?
a) Altruistic
b) Egoistic
c) Intrinsic
d) Anomic
Question 5Given significant sex difference prevalence rates in the paraphilias, researchers have suggested that _______ plays a principle role in the development of these disorders.
a) epinephrine
b) GABA
c) androgen
d) dopamine
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